Dealers To Further Hurt Atlantic City Casino Gambling With Strike

Dealers at two Atlantic City may soon be without jobs, but it will not be because of the economy. Dealers at Caesars Atlantic City and Bally's Atlantic City have authorized a strike, but not time frame has been set to execute the plan.

Over ninety percent of the dealers at both casinos voted in favor of the strike. That is according to the results revealed on Sunday by United Auto Workers spokesman Dave Mellet. Now, it looks as though dealers in the entire city are uniting in their fight against management.

A couple of months ago, dealers at the Tropicana Casino and Resort held their vote, and it also was in favor of a strike. This is not the best of times for casino owners to be negotiating with the dealers labor unions.

Revenue at Atlantic City casinos has been down double digits for several months in a row. The city is facing increasing competition from neighboring states, and they have thus far not responded to the challenge.

Pennsylvania, New York, and especially Connecticut are making strong pushes for Atlantic City customers. Two tribal casinos in Connecticut have even teamed up on a billboard campaign trying to lure gamblers to come North to their facilities.

The casinos claim they are prepared for when the dealers decide to strike, but as of now that date is unknown. While they have authorized the strike, the union has not yet set a date of execution of the plan.

July 19, 2009
Posted By April Gardner
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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